What's happening
This bill places a moratorium on standardized testing for students with individualized education programs and creates a task force to develop alternative evaluations.
Why it matters
Directly affects students with individualized education programs (IEPs). by temporarily removing them from the statewide standardized testing regime, potentially alleviating anxiety and stress associated with such assessments for students with special needs.
Impacts teacher evaluations. for those who work with students with IEPs, since standardized test results are often used in teacher performance reviews; the bill requires the creation of a new system that could better reflect the work of special education teachers.
Centers the expertise of special education professionals. in policy-making, as the proposed task force will be composed entirely of certified special education teachers from across the state, ensuring that new evaluation systems are informed by real classroom experience.
Could set a precedent for broader educational assessment reforms. by acknowledging that one-size-fits-all testing may not be appropriate for all student populations and pushing for more individualized, equitable approaches to measuring student and teacher success.
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Headline styles
Pause Tests for Special Ed
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
6 Co-sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to education
- Referred to education
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
891
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, JAFFEE, ARROYO, RAIA, MONTESANO, CROUCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to a moratorium on the issuance of standardized tests to certain students; and to establish a task force to develop a system allowing students with individualized education programs to be evaluated
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 348 of the education law is renumbered section 349 and a new section 348 is added to read as follows:
§ 348. Moratorium on standardized testing of certain students. The department shall ensure that any test established and/or administered pursuant to this article shall not be given to any student for whom an individualized education program has been created.
§ 2. 1. The department of education shall establish a task force to develop a system to evaluate students with individualized education programs and their respective teachers with regard to the teacher's annual professional performance review.
2. The task force shall consist of thirteen members, one nominated by each member of the board of regents, except at-large members. Each nominee shall be a teacher who is certified in special education and shall reside in the district represented by the member of the board of regents who nominated him or her.
3. All nominations shall be confirmed by a majority vote of the entire board of regents.
4. The task force shall submit its recommendation of an evaluation system to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly, within 12 months of the effective date of this section.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03777-01-7
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